NAGPUR’S software engineer Tanmay Agrawal completed the prestigious New York City Marathon on November 1 on his 29th birthday with a timing of 3 hours 39 minutes. A proud alumnus of Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management and a former student of Bhavan’s Bhagwandas Purohit Vidya Mandir in Civil Lines, this marked his third marathon after Singapore in 2022 and Dunedin in 2025.

 

Tanmay had prepared with a structured weekly plan with easyplus-strength workouts plans. He trained in Nagpur on familiar routes including Seminary Hills, Dharampeth, Walkers Street and Katol Road, utilising hills, asphalt, concrete tracks and dirt trails. Grateful to his family and friends, Tanmay carried their support to the finish line.